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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
6
A mother struggles to calm little Helen on Christmas Eve. Helen asks if they should stay awake to “conceive” Santa Claus’s arrival, echoing a child’s wary imagination as night deepens.
Payette County Board meeting notes dated May 1940 recount appointments to the board, actions on tax penalties, bridge work, bond issues, and approvals for claims in multiple funds. Names include J A White J M Davis L B Makinson and incidents cover rescinding penalties approving a 4000 bond issue and surveys of county lines.
A new patent covers a three hand dial indicating weekday, date, and hour for when a man away from work will return. The note describes related biological phenomena including starfish arm shedding, sea cucumbers expelling viscera, and slow replacement of the food canal in some cases.
The 1762 crown made for Catherine II by jeweler Tauzle is described as the most valuable and interesting Russian crown. Since Catherine's time it has been used at the coronation of every Russian ruler, preserving a storied regal lineage.
Amber beads and necklaces have a deep seated superstition dating to ancient times. The practice of giving amber to a bride on her wedding eve is described as a lasting tradition once common among elder women in England, linked to a pleasant scent released when heated.
A historical critic argues that a politician often acts and talks before fully thinking or reading, accepting the risk of being uninformed yet compelled to speak and act in public. The remark reflects concern over haste in political discourse and decision making.
A March 15 1807 deed recently recorded on Long Island conveys the Valentine farm along the Jericho Turnpike from Jamaica to Great Plains and the high way to Little Plains to Rocky Eld with buildings orchards gardens meadows woods paths water and water courses noted but lacking property size or additional description.
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